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Markham, Hungers prevention... Art of fowling, 1655; Manwood, Treatise of the lawes of the forest, 1615, 2 vol.

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November 19, 05:30 PM GTNN

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800 - 1,200 GBP

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MARKHAM, GERVASE, AND JOHN MANWOOD

Two works on hunting, comprising:


i. Markham, Gervase. Hungers prevention: or, The whole art of fowling by water and land. London: Francis Grove for Martha Harrison, 1655, second edition, woodcut frontispiece and illustrations in text, nineteenth-century calf, [ESTC R12445; Schwerdt II, p.12], slight discolouration at edges, last few leaves slightly wormed, frontispiece slightly frayed, binding slightly worn

ii. Manwood, John. A treatise of the lawes of the forest. London: printed for the Societie of Stationers, 1615, 4to, with first and last blank leaves, contemporary calf, [ESTC S111855; cf. Schwerdt II, p.7, first edition of 1598], head and foot of spine slightly chipped